diff --git a/src/backends/meta-output.c b/src/backends/meta-output.c
index 1889165c4..d24f9afec 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-output.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-output.c
@@ -374,22 +374,6 @@ meta_output_info_parse_edid (MetaOutputInfo *output_info,
     }
 }
 
-gboolean
-meta_output_is_laptop (MetaOutput *output)
-{
-  const MetaOutputInfo *output_info = meta_output_get_info (output);
-
-  switch (output_info->connector_type)
-    {
-    case META_CONNECTOR_TYPE_eDP:
-    case META_CONNECTOR_TYPE_LVDS:
-    case META_CONNECTOR_TYPE_DSI:
-      return TRUE;
-    default:
-      return FALSE;
-    }
-}
-
 static void
 meta_output_set_property (GObject      *object,
                           guint         prop_id,
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-output.h b/src/backends/meta-output.h
index 9681e3f4d..b9de26095 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-output.h
+++ b/src/backends/meta-output.h
@@ -184,8 +184,6 @@ void meta_output_info_parse_edid (MetaOutputInfo *output_info,
 gboolean meta_output_info_is_color_space_supported (const MetaOutputInfo *output_info,
                                                     MetaOutputColorspace  color_space);
 
-gboolean meta_output_is_laptop  (MetaOutput *output);
-
 G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC (MetaOutputInfo, meta_output_info_unref)
 
 #define META_TYPE_OUTPUT (meta_output_get_type ())